HomeMy WebLinkAbout0920 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TNE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
87-382-CA-09 I
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THE ATLANTIS BUILDING B CONDO- j
MINIUM ASSOCIATIQN, INC.,
Plaintiff, I
vs ~
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RAYMOND B. TIMM and SUZANNF.
TIMM, his wife,
Defendants.
FINAL JUDGMENT FOR ATTORNEYS FEES I
This matter came before the Court on Defendant's Motion for
attorneys fees and costs. The Court ha~ considered the matter,
testimony, other evidence presented and arguments af counsel.
At the time of the hearing, the attorney for the Defendant
announced no costs were being ~ought except reasonable
_ attorneys' fees. The attorney for Defendant testified that he
had an unwritten contingent fee agreement with his client,
pursuant to which he would not receive attorne~~s fees unless
awarded by the Court. Introduced into evidence as Defendant's
Exhibit No. 1 was the time records of the attorney for
Defendant. It is significant to the Court that this was one of
I three cases involving different Defendants, but the same facts
I and legal issues. The cases were not consolidated. However,
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they were considered at the same time.
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Pursuant to Florida Patient's Compensation F'und v. Rowe, 472
So.2d 1145 (Fla. 1985) the first step for the Court to consider
~ is the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation. It
' appears from the time records in this case, as well as the other
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two companion cases, that there are some duplication of time
charges for some of the services. For instance, the time record
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in each case shows 1.0 hours on August 27, 1987, to review this
Court's judgment and preparation of a letter to his client. The
judgment in each case was a dupiicate, except for the case style.
The Court feels the total of 3.0 hours must Contain some
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